Poetry

Poetry
Beautiful, expressive words
Flowing gracefully from the mouths of contenders
Spewing romantic novellas
Retaliating from casualties
Words to bruise a battered soul
Fine like wine
No damsel in distress
It's poetry
To all she gives her best

National Poetry Month: April

National Poetry Month

April marks National Poetry Month. As a poet, I felt that I needed to contribute by writing a poem each week. My plan is to write one poem each week and post it on here. Poets, I challenge you to participate in poetry events this month by writing, reading, inspiring, tweeting, and continuing your progression in life with poetry in mind. Let us continue to show he world what poetry is all about.

Here's my first poem:



What’s In Your cup?

I taste smooth

Perfectly combined flavors

That dances with my taste buds

In a calm, yet minty way

The taste brings forth images

Of beautiful green pastures

Of lemongrass lawns

With hammocks dangling from invisible cords

I taste the sunshine

Lemony flavor

Mixed with spearmint

I taste Zen

Unsung, But Work Highly Recognized

Picture from IMDB

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of watching an amazing movie that I watched in my childhood; Cooley High. What a magnificent movie? In watching the movie there are so many lessons that can be learned. Personally, I learned about the effects of skipping school and wanting to have fun. In others watching the movie, they could have learned about staying motivated and not giving up on their dreams. My personal belief is that school or continued education provides a way for us to enlighten ourselves, which would assist in us accomplishing our dreams.

Today, TVOne showed Cooley High on UnSung (Hollywood). I was excited to learn more about the characters and the writer, Eric Monte. Interesting things I gained from the show was that the people on set were like family, the guys who played “gangstas” were real, and Eric took his family with him to Hollywood. The unfortunate part that I found out about was that Eric was not paid his fair share for writing the movie (Imagine that) and that other great shows were developed from Cooley or using the writer’s suggestions, such as: The Jefferson’s, What’s Happening, Good Times, and Sanford andSon. Eric sued ABC and CBS for “Stealing his ideas for Good Times, The Jeffersons, and What’s Happening.”

Eric is now said (TVOne) to live in Colorado.

~Best wishes to Eric and his further endeavors 

Goodbye Ohio. Hello New Jersey!

Well, it's official!

Last month, I went from being a resident of The great Buckeye State to the promising Garden State in a matter of eight hours. That was approximately how long it took me to travel from Ohio to New Jersey. What some look at s big drastic change, I look at as a change for better opportunities. It is time for me to continue pushing toward my dream of becoming a great writer and experience things unbeknownst to a little southern gal from Columbus, Ohio. Ohio definitely assisted with my growth and development as a writer. Now its time to perfect my craft in New Jersey and see if I have what it takes to soar like a bird.

Farewell sweet Ohio. Until we meet again. I will be in living life to the fullest in New Jesey.


Muah!

Book Review: The Potential To Be Great

Book Reviews by Melica Niccole: The Potential To Be Great: Picture found on Amazon.com Element of Freedom Received 3 out of 5 Stars O'nika Barnette's book, Element of freedom, has the ...

Book Reviews by Melica Niccole: Eclectic Pieces that Enlighten the Soul

Book Reviews by Melica Niccole: Eclectic Pieces that Enlighten the Soul: Books for on Amazon.com Science of Love: Poems by Attar, Saadi, and Hafez Translated by: M. Rohi Received 5 out of 5 stars  When I r...

And the Winner is...

Earlier this week, I decided to submit the photo above for Madame Tussauds's #PhotooftheWeek Contest. Today, I found out that I won. Thanking all those who liked the picture, commented, and participated. This definitely means I will have to go to DC soon.

Yippie!

Can you tell I'm excited?

Amused Now: Inspiration Through Words

Be the first to see it here:

@cynthiakahn @MelicaNiccole @Amused_Now So proud of you. Go girl!
— ZoraNelson (@ZoraNelson) January 15, 2014

Check out my latest poem: Meet Me at Half of Pi

Melica Niccole ~ Inspiration Through Words http://t.co/o8eboUk76v
— Joseph Gier (@josephgier) January 15, 2014

Do you know what inspires me?

Hot hot hot! Guest post by #poet @MelicaNiccole ~ her inspiration to #write and her new poem "Meet Me at Half of Pi" http://t.co/kB20J2sdKY
— Amused Now (@Amused_Now) January 15, 2014

How Do You Rank in Emotional Intelligence (EQ)?

While partaking in my regular Twitter activities today, I saw a post by Burton Brown Sr. regarding emotional intelligence. I just had to review the information because of a past discussion about emotional intelligence. A few years ago, a classmate of mine in my masters program did a review on emotional intelligence. It was very interesting to learn about and hear others discuss it. 

My Score from About.com: Psychology What's Your EQ?
Emotional Intelligence Test
How Did You Score? Your results indicate a high score on emotional intelligence. What Does Your Score Mean? People who score high on emotional intelligence tend to be skilled at interpreting, understanding, and acting upon emotions. They are adept at dealing with social or emotional conflicts, expressing their feelings, and dealing with emotional situations. It's important to remember that no matter how good your score is, there is always room to improve your emotional intelligence. Consider areas where you are not as strong and think of ways that you can learn and grow. Take stock of your strong points and find ways to continue to develop and apply these skills. My Thoughts As you can see above, I scored pretty high on emotional intelligence. As a supervisor, I think it is very important for me to have a high level of emotional intelligence to understand what is affecting my staff's work. My high level of emotional intelligence could be the very reason why I often feel like the Dr. Phil of my office and within my social settings. A lot of people generally come to me about questions, problems, and other matters they may need assistance with completing. In reviewing one of Mr. Burton's last posts today "Please don't get me wrong all human emotion has its place, but it must not interfere with taking the appropriate action to get things done." I do agree with it. I also believe that those who high levels emotional intelligence should be equipped with the ability to redirect others who may need assistance, guidance, or help with certain emotional details. Thank you for posting this information Mr. Brown.

Heaven Meets Beyonce

This little girl is so precious. You just have to love her.